1-Day Akagera National Park Safari Experience
Akagera National Park – Rwanda’s Big Five Safari Destination. Stretching along Rwanda’s eastern border, Akagera National Park is a breathtaking landscape of rolling savannahs, swamps, lakes, and woodlands. It is Rwanda’s only Big Five park - home to elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and rhinos -offering classic game drive experiences in a uniquely scenic setting. The park boasts a remarkable conservation story, with wildlife populations thriving after successful reintroduction efforts. Visitors can enjoy guided game drives, boat safaris on Lake Ihema, and bird-watching adventures, with over 500 bird species recorded. Whether you're witnessing a herd of giraffes against a golden sunrise or spotting hippos lounging in the wetlands, Akagera promises an unforgettable African safari experience.
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1-Day Akagera National Park Safari Experience
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What's included in 1-Day Akagera National Park Safari Experience
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Akagera National Park
Our driver guide will pick you from your hotel in Kigali at 05h0 Am, short briefing, and then drive to the eastern part of Rwanda to Akagera National Park ( the drive lasts 2 hours). Akagera National Park offers a truly exceptional wildlife experience, and it is the only Big-five reserve in Rwanda. Akagera comprises some of the most scenic savannah in East Africa - open plains, woodlands, lakes, swamp, and grassy low mountains - and is home to one of Africa's highest hippo densities, large crocodiles as well as the rare Sitatunga and more than 520 bird species. Teeming with plains game, Akagera also boasts a healthy population of lion and black rhino. Guests will be able to view a range of wildlife on expertly-guided game drive, including buffalo, lion, leopard, elephant, hippo, giraffe, spotted hyena, zebra, topi, eland, zebra, impala, warthogs, and hundred bird species such as the rare and elusive stork shoebill with its implausibly massive bill and near -endemic red-faced barbet.
Inclusions
- Private 4x4 Vehicle, professional driver-guide, lunch, entrance fees, bottled mineral water, government taxes & our assistance.
- International Flights & Visa Fees, Tips and Gratuities, and Personal Expenses.
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
We provide pick-up services from all hotels in Kigali for our valued clients.
